, four warships and three fighter squadrons , total ##ling 13 @ , @ 500 personnel . the australian army component initially consisted of the 34th brigade which arrived in japan in february 1946 and was based in hiroshima prefecture . the three infantry battalions raised for occupation duties were designated the 1st , 2nd and 3rd battalions of the royal australian regiment in 1949 , and the 34th brigade became the 1st brigade when it returned to australia in december 1948 , forming the basis of the post @ - @ war regular army . from that time the australian army contribution to the occupation of japan was reduced to a single under @ - @ strength battalion . australian forces remained until september 1951 when the
, four warships and three fighter squadrons, totalling 13 @, @ 500 personnel. the australian army component initially consisted of the 34th brigade which arrived in japan in february 1946 and was based in hiroshima prefecture. the three infantry battalions raised for occupation duties were designated the 1st, 2nd and 3rd battalions of the royal australian regiment in 1949, and the 34th brigade became the 1st brigade when it returned to australia in december 1948, forming the basis of the post @ - @ war regular army. from that time the australian army contribution to the occupation of japan was reduced to a single under @ - @ strength battalion. australian forces remained until september 1951 when the